Banks will remain close for 27 days in 2025
The central bank sent the holiday list to the managing director and chief executive officer of all scheduled banks in the country today (17 November)
Banks will be closed for 27 days in 2025 on the occasion of different public holidays.
Out of these 27 days, eight days are Friday and Saturday.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has finalised the list of the next year's holidays for banks, aligning them with the government's holiday calendar.
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This year there was a total of 24 days of bank holidays.
The central bank sent the holiday list to the managing director and chief executive officer of all scheduled banks in the country today (17 November).
According to the list, the first public holiday next year will be Shab-e-Barat. On this occasion, the bank will be closed for one day on 15 February. On the occasion of Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day in that month, the bank will be closed for one day on 21 February.
After that, there will be a holiday on 26 March on the occasion of Independence and National Day, and 28 March on the occasion of Jumatul Bidah and Shab-e-Qadr.
Banks will be closed for five days from 29 March-2 April on the occasion of next year's holy Eid-ul-Fitr. Banks will be closed two days before Eid-ul-Fitr, on the day of Eid, and two days after Eid. Banks will be closed on New Year on 14 April, May Day on 1 May, and Buddha Purnima Sunday on 11 May.
Banks will be closed for six days from 5-10 June on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
Apart from this, one day on 1st of July for the bank holiday, 6 July for Ashura, 16t August for Janmashtami, 5 September for Eid-e-Miladunnabi, two days on the 1 and 2 October for Durga Puja.
Banks will be closed on 16 December for Victory Day, 25 December for Christmas, and 31 December for Bank Holiday.
